GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intermittent | coming and going at intervals : not continuous |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| schism | division |
| curator | a person who oversees or manages a place (such as a museum or zoo) that offers exhibits |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| striated | marked with striations or striae |